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Chapter 7 of Light O' the Morning is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SQUIRE'S TROUBLE. Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore. Soon they found themselves in a hay-field. The crop here was not particularly good. The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.
Chapter 7 of Light O' the Morning is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “The crop here was not particularly good.”
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.”
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading “Soon they found themselves in a hay-field.”
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.”
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.”
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading “Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.”
very drunk
From this reading “The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.”
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading “The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.
in the past
From this reading The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading The crop here was not particularly good.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.
set up or found
From this reading Soon they found themselves in a hay-field.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The crop here was not particularly good.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon they found themselves in a hay-field.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The crop here was not particularly good.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The crop here was not particularly good.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The crop here was not particularly good.
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.
very drunk
From this reading The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.
in the near future
From this reading Soon they found themselves in a hay-field.
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading The hay had been spoiled by rains, which had soaked down on the lands a fortnight ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SQUIRE'S TROUBLE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SQUIRE'S TROUBLE.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Soon they found themselves in a hay-field.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon they found themselves in a hay-field.
a source of difficulty
From this reading THE SQUIRE'S TROUBLE.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The crop here was not particularly good.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nora and her father went slowly down a shady walk, which led in the direction of the shore.
Chapter 7 of Light O' the Morning by L. T. Meade holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 7 holds 178 sentences of Light O' the Morning, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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